Barack Obama’s “honeymoon” is now officially over as the Associated Press-Ipsos poll released today shows Hillary Clinton is in best position to beat John McCain. Clinton slugs the Arizona Senator by a 50 to 41 percent margin. Obama is tied with McCain with 44 percent support.

The New York Times reports today that Obama is “retooling” his campaign to appeal to blue-collar voters who have been turned off by his elitist pitch. The Illinois Senator reinforced the perception that he is the candidate of the Chardonnay crowd when he told Fox News’ Chris Wallace that working class voters are “less familiar with him than they are with her, and so we probably have to work harder.” Where have you been, Barack? Your line is more than a bit condescending. Maybe you should have kept your Wallace boycott in place.

Harrison Hickman, a Democratic pollster, told the AP that voters are moving from the “infatuation stage” in choosing a candidate to the “decision-making stage” where they determine who would be the best President. That’s good news for the experience-heavy Clinton, who only because of her boneheaded strategists faces a tough fight to snatch the Democratic nod from Barry.

Obama is reportedly “bored” with the campaign against Clinton. He wants to take on Big John in the November election. One can be sure that McCain is thinking along those same lines.

McCain, who once professed a desire to run a “clean campaign” based on issues, has now chucked that line out the window.

Sensing his own mortality, the 71-year-old candidate is doing whatever it takes to win, bashing Barack for ties to Rev. Wright, and depicting Obama as the candidate preferred by Hamas. It's a safe bet the Republicans will be calling Obama and Osama former roomies by the time November rolls near.

What can Obama do? Should he challenge McCain to a little one-on-one on the basketball court?